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A Unique Child: The Developing Brain, part 1 - Life before birth

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

| Nursery World

In its last few weeks in the womb a baby is already busy learning, says Annette Karmiloff-Smith, in the first of a new series on the developing brain.

Positive relationships: Ask the expert ... All night long

Features

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

| Nursery World

A practitioner's interest in a child's remark about family life poses questions for Dr Maria Robinson.

Workshop on mental health of infants

News

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

| Nursery World

Professor Colwyn Trevarthen will speak at a School of Infant Mental Health workshop on 12-13 June, looking at research into the effects of trauma, music and movement on the developing brain and mind in the first year of life.

Opinion: To the Point - Another look at change

Features

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

| Nursery World

This is a time to think about changes children will soon be experiencing. In particular, many nursery children will be thinking about the move to 'big school', and children in reception will be leaving the EYFS and starting the primary curriculum.

New study links TV viewing to low school achievement

News

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

| Nursery World

Watching television in early childhood increases the risk of belowaverage school performance and poor health at the age of ten, according to new research.

Learning & Development - Well-Being: Part 4 - Spiritual growth

Features

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

| Nursery World

The spiritual dimension of life is a challenging aspect of early years development, but a vital one to emphasise, says Marion Dowling.

Positive Relationships: Rewards - Sticking points

Features

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

| Nursery World

The pitfalls of using rewards such as stickers to guide behaviour are examined by Jennie Lindon.

Dyslexia training cash offered to teachers

News

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

| Nursery World

Schools are being urged to take up Government-funded specialist training in dyslexia for teachers in a new charity campaign.

EYFS Best practice: All about ... Forest schools

Features

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

| Nursery World

Explore the forest school movement in England with a study of local projects and a trip to the country where the movement started, as practitioners reflect on what they have learned.

New unit to study young children's language skills

News

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

| Nursery World

The ways that young children learn words and develop language skills, including how to hold a conversation, are to come under scrutiny at a new academic unit.

Opera sessions let babies call the tune

News

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

| Nursery World

Babies as young as six months can call the tune in an interactive opera devised by the Scottish Opera company.

Controlled crying harms babies' brains, says Leach

News

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

| Nursery World

Leaving babies to cry themselves to sleep can harm their brain development, childcare expert Penelope Leach has claimed.

Positive relationships: Vulnerable children - One to one

Features

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

| Nursery World

Families and practitioners alike have welcomed the benefits of having an on-site psychotherapist at a children's centre. Child and adolescent psychotherapist Inge-Martine Pretorius and Tamar Karni explain why.

Reversible buggies find overwhelming support among mothers

News

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

| Nursery World

Most parents would like to be able to easily change the way their child faces in their pushchair, suggests a study published today.

Smacking is linked to later bad behaviour

News

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

| Nursery World

Young children who are frequently spanked are more likely to grow up to be aggressive, suggests a new study.

Reading advice from footballers aims at whole family

News

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

| Nursery World

Families are being encouraged to share stories together by the National Literacy Trust in an extension of its successful football and literacy initiative aiming to inspire boys to read.